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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       3,828</td>
<td class="r data">       1,874</td>
<td class="r data">    49.0</td>
<td class="r data">         992</td>
<td class="r data">         593</td>
<td class="r data">    59.8</td>
<td class="r data">       2,836</td>
<td class="r data">       1,281</td>
<td class="r data">    45.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       4,551</td>
<td class="r data">       1,987</td>
<td class="r data">    43.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,058</td>
<td class="r data">         529</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
<td class="r data">       3,493</td>
<td class="r data">       1,458</td>
<td class="r data">    41.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       4,606</td>
<td class="r data">       1,764</td>
<td class="r data">    38.3</td>
<td class="r data">       1,106</td>
<td class="r data">         522</td>
<td class="r data">    47.2</td>
<td class="r data">       3,500</td>
<td class="r data">       1,242</td>
<td class="r data">    35.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       4,315</td>
<td class="r data">       1,676</td>
<td class="r data">    38.8</td>
<td class="r data">       1,073</td>
<td class="r data">         551</td>
<td class="r data">    51.4</td>
<td class="r data">       3,242</td>
<td class="r data">       1,125</td>
<td class="r data">    34.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       4,630</td>
<td class="r data">       1,745</td>
<td class="r data">    37.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,230</td>
<td class="r data">         603</td>
<td class="r data">    49.0</td>
<td class="r data">       3,400</td>
<td class="r data">       1,142</td>
<td class="r data">    33.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       4,241</td>
<td class="r data">       1,571</td>
<td class="r data">    37.0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,130</td>
<td class="r data">         559</td>
<td class="r data">    49.5</td>
<td class="r data">       3,111</td>
<td class="r data">       1,012</td>
<td class="r data">    32.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       3,449</td>
<td class="r data">       1,310</td>
<td class="r data">    38.0</td>
<td class="r data">         985</td>
<td class="r data">         477</td>
<td class="r data">    48.4</td>
<td class="r data">       2,464</td>
<td class="r data">         833</td>
<td class="r data">    33.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       2,453</td>
<td class="r data">         964</td>
<td class="r data">    39.3</td>
<td class="r data">         769</td>
<td class="r data">         381</td>
<td class="r data">    49.5</td>
<td class="r data">       1,684</td>
<td class="r data">         583</td>
<td class="r data">    34.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         899</td>
<td class="r data">         352</td>
<td class="r data">    39.2</td>
<td class="r data">         270</td>
<td class="r data">         123</td>
<td class="r data">    45.6</td>
<td class="r data">         629</td>
<td class="r data">         229</td>
<td class="r data">    36.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         105</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">    32.4</td>
<td class="r data">          49</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">    49.0</td>
<td class="r data">          56</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    17.9</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         991</td>
<td class="r data">         448</td>
<td class="r data">    45.2</td>
<td class="r data">         213</td>
<td class="r data">         108</td>
<td class="r data">    50.7</td>
<td class="r data">         778</td>
<td class="r data">         340</td>
<td class="r data">    43.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       1,125</td>
<td class="r data">         448</td>
<td class="r data">    39.8</td>
<td class="r data">         197</td>
<td class="r data">          72</td>
<td class="r data">    36.5</td>
<td class="r data">         928</td>
<td class="r data">         376</td>
<td class="r data">    40.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         816</td>
<td class="r data">         278</td>
<td class="r data">    34.1</td>
<td class="r data">         148</td>
<td class="r data">          47</td>
<td class="r data">    31.8</td>
<td class="r data">         668</td>
<td class="r data">         231</td>
<td class="r data">    34.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         586</td>
<td class="r data">         176</td>
<td class="r data">    30.0</td>
<td class="r data">         102</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">    37.3</td>
<td class="r data">         484</td>
<td class="r data">         138</td>
<td class="r data">    28.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         493</td>
<td class="r data">         147</td>
<td class="r data">    29.8</td>
<td class="r data">          97</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">    40.2</td>
<td class="r data">         396</td>
<td class="r data">         108</td>
<td class="r data">    27.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         375</td>
<td class="r data">         108</td>
<td class="r data">    28.8</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">    43.2</td>
<td class="r data">         287</td>
<td class="r data">          70</td>
<td class="r data">    24.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         349</td>
<td class="r data">         113</td>
<td class="r data">    32.4</td>
<td class="r data">         106</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">    41.5</td>
<td class="r data">         243</td>
<td class="r data">          69</td>
<td class="r data">    28.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         273</td>
<td class="r data">         107</td>
<td class="r data">    39.2</td>
<td class="r data">          90</td>
<td class="r data">          42</td>
<td class="r data">    46.7</td>
<td class="r data">         183</td>
<td class="r data">          65</td>
<td class="r data">    35.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         148</td>
<td class="r data">          48</td>
<td class="r data">    32.4</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    29.0</td>
<td class="r data">         117</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">    33.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    29.4</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       2,837</td>
<td class="r data">       1,426</td>
<td class="r data">    50.3</td>
<td class="r data">         779</td>
<td class="r data">         485</td>
<td class="r data">    62.3</td>
<td class="r data">       2,058</td>
<td class="r data">         941</td>
<td class="r data">    45.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       3,426</td>
<td class="r data">       1,539</td>
<td class="r data">    44.9</td>
<td class="r data">         861</td>
<td class="r data">         457</td>
<td class="r data">    53.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,565</td>
<td class="r data">       1,082</td>
<td class="r data">    42.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       3,790</td>
<td class="r data">       1,486</td>
<td class="r data">    39.2</td>
<td class="r data">         958</td>
<td class="r data">         475</td>
<td class="r data">    49.6</td>
<td class="r data">       2,832</td>
<td class="r data">       1,011</td>
<td class="r data">    35.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       3,729</td>
<td class="r data">       1,500</td>
<td class="r data">    40.2</td>
<td class="r data">         971</td>
<td class="r data">         513</td>
<td class="r data">    52.8</td>
<td class="r data">       2,758</td>
<td class="r data">         987</td>
<td class="r data">    35.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       4,137</td>
<td class="r data">       1,598</td>
<td class="r data">    38.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,133</td>
<td class="r data">         564</td>
<td class="r data">    49.8</td>
<td class="r data">       3,004</td>
<td class="r data">       1,034</td>
<td class="r data">    34.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       3,866</td>
<td class="r data">       1,463</td>
<td class="r data">    37.8</td>
<td class="r data">       1,042</td>
<td class="r data">         521</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,824</td>
<td class="r data">         942</td>
<td class="r data">    33.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       3,100</td>
<td class="r data">       1,197</td>
<td class="r data">    38.6</td>
<td class="r data">         879</td>
<td class="r data">         433</td>
<td class="r data">    49.3</td>
<td class="r data">       2,221</td>
<td class="r data">         764</td>
<td class="r data">    34.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       2,180</td>
<td class="r data">         857</td>
<td class="r data">    39.3</td>
<td class="r data">         679</td>
<td class="r data">         339</td>
<td class="r data">    49.9</td>
<td class="r data">       1,501</td>
<td class="r data">         518</td>
<td class="r data">    34.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         751</td>
<td class="r data">         304</td>
<td class="r data">    40.5</td>
<td class="r data">         239</td>
<td class="r data">         114</td>
<td class="r data">    47.7</td>
<td class="r data">         512</td>
<td class="r data">         190</td>
<td class="r data">    37.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">    33.0</td>
<td class="r data">          42</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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